Poultry feeder



Jan. l0, 1928.

y 1,656,061 B M. HALL.

EEEEEEEEEEE ER i F1166 sept. 21, 19.26 2 sheets-sheet 1 i 41 3f Z 111ml gif 2'/ A nen) hopper formed by said lower portions 7 in connection with the side walls oit the body portion.

As thel side walls of the body portion or housing are of the same construction, but one will be described, as the description of one will apply to the other and each side wall comprises a body portion 14 of' rectangular contour and constructed from a sheet ot' metallic material off the desired gauge. The top ot the body portion 14 is provided with an inwardly extendingy flange 15, which is coextensive with the top of the body portion 14 and has eaeh end terminal portion thereof depressed. as at 16, and upon which is mounted end terminal portion of a flange 12, see Figure 2. The body portion 14 at each side thereof is formed with an 'inwardly extending coupling portion 1.7, which is ot' el-shape in cross section, see Figure 'i'. Each coupling portion 17 is oi a length equal to the height of' the body portion 14 and the pair of coupling portions ot each side wall, when the body portion is set up. opposes the outer face ot the upper portions 6 ot' the front and rea-r walls of the body portion. The flanges 13 are adapted to be slid into the coupling portions 17 from the top thereof, whereby the front wall, rear wall and side wallsof the body portion are detaehably connected together. lVhen the walls of the body portion are detaehably connected together the end terminal portions of the flanges 12, seat upon the depressed terminal portions 16 of the flanges 15, whereby the front and rear walls are suspended from the side walls of the body portion. Each side wall further includes two sets of' spaced openings. Each set is disposed at a downward inclination and one set is oppositely disposed with respect to the other set. The

inclination oit each set is downwardly and outwardly. rlhe openings of one set are indicated-at 18 and the openings of the other set at 19. The openings 18 in one side wall oppose the openings 18 in the other side wall. and a like arrangement is had with respectV to .the openings 19 formed in said side walls. The sets of openings are positioned in the side walls in proximity to the bottom thereof and opposed sets associate with a hold fast device 2O for retaning the lower portions 7 of the front and rear walls in adjusted position. The flanges 10 on the lowerportion ot the front and rear walls are provided with openings :for the passage of' the hold fast devices 20. Each hold fast device selectively extends through an opening of a set depending upon what posit`on the lower port-ion 7 of the front or rear wall is positioned. The openings formed inthe flanges 10 of the lower portion 7 of the front and rear walls are adapted to register with selected openings of opposed sets for the pass ,fe of the hold tast devices through the selected openings and the openings in the llanges 10, whereby the lower portions 7 ot' the 'front and rear walls are secured in adjusted position. Eacn hold last device ot a headed bolt and a nut. 'l`he nu are indicated at Q1 and are positioned against the inner faces ot the flanges 10. See Figure The bod)v portion or housing l. further includes a removable bottom relferred to generally by the reference character 2Q. 'lhe remorabl' botom comprises a. nase 23. a vertically disposed 'front a vertically disposed rear 25, a pair of depending coupling members L which depend `from each side e 23, a right angularly disposed llwy extendnf` portion 27 at the top oll the trout piece and which provides a e, a depending 'forwardly inclined por- 'izch depends trom the inner side Ae ledge 2i' and constitutes a stop or suppor, an inwardly extending right angular-ly disposed portion Q9 at the top of the bacl-z or rear piece Si and an outwardly inclined depending portion il() which extends lrrm the inner end o'l` the ledge formed by i ie portion 2S and said portion 30 provides a .stop or support. 'lhe supporting` or stop functions tor the portions 28 and l0 will these latter is `formed with a rcrlically cxtending llanoje 31, arranged on the inner 'face tl ereoi and said flanges are spaced l'rom the inner faces ot the side walls, and extendingl between the llanges and the s'de walls are the coupling strips or portions 2o whereby the bottom 22 is detachably connected lo the side walls of the housing. The depending` coupling strips or parts 2o maintain the base a substantial distance above the lower ends of the side 'alls ol the housing.

The ledges are arranged forwardly ol the lower parts of the lower portions i' ot thi` front and rear walls et the housing and torni ncction with the intermediate portion:l S or the -liront and rear walls of the housing, feed openings B2 for the towls. 'lhe portons 7 are spaced a substantial distance from the ledges 27. 29 so that the l'owls can have access to the l'eed which discharged from the hopper into the bottom 22. the latter constitutes what ma)Y be termed a teed pan. rEhe ledges 27 and 2f) in pro; 'muy to the depending portions 2S and Sill.) are vformed with lengthnse extending rowsI or siluieed open'ngs 32a arranged in pairs and :1re associated with the openings il.

Positioned within each feed ooeuing 32 is a series of arresting or restraining membersl and which act to prerent the fowls vfrom raking out the feed. The arresting or restraining members depend from the intermediate portion of the front and rear walls lill lill

manner ond disposed on inword inclinoliion. llaieli ol3 lbe reelireliningr niernbere nre indienled or Elli ond ie oil inverted :Voire-ebene, nlrlionojb it to be rinrlererood ber :roy

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l. ln :i ponliry lender er housing including lironl; ond rein' wolle, o poli' olf Side Wolle end :i bulloni9 sold 'iront rind. rein.' Walls ond Hold bolroin provided willi in nrrdlyy' extend inn` eoneliin noone ro lorrn n lieed opening nl. libe `fro l i o l1 in@ rear ol sind housing, ond opened fxrainingg nienibere directly l supported by Said afmeting nennd dispoeed rlirongrbonl: seid open eminerled izo :on

menne @oneri with lille eide Walle lio `pro odo :r lieerl bonner dieelmrggingr inlo oord l if non eind ljx-oli'lioni provided nfirli inwzrrdbf ending moons; eone ,of Willi ille 'iront ind reor olf lzbe 'leed liognier lo l'orn'i o, l'eed openn inn; :l elle rond roer oil the homing.

il, ponlrry 'feeder comprising' n bonning including; iront, reo-r ond eide Wolle and e. boltoin, solid bottom liornied Willi lllviwnrdly und. iinvzrrdljy eirlenclinn; inerme lo provide :i lodge nl, the 'lronlz sind rem' olE e bonsinrg ond seid ledges codering' willi lgbe liront and roer wolle lo provic n il'eeil opening; :it ille liront and reni' olnl 'ille housing; sold 'ronrx und reni' wolle boring; hinged, integral lower portions inelinno' inwardly ond forming; in eonnecbion with lire side Wolle o leed bopd'ieelmrgino; :inlo fio-id bottoni, ond restraining' n' :inbers engrendinlg through Said vninngeijl will portions; ond lodges :ind across earch oil eind openinrzfe ond Supported liroin lille :li-oni; :ind rear will., ond eind botioin.

4l. li poultry :feeder eoinprisainr o loosing; including; front.) rem: one eide nella und o bolul'on'n sold boltoni liorinod wiiili inwardly ,Xiendingg; menne lo provide :i le'o'e nl; obo

liront ond reor oli li bowing); :ind Seid ledges Concl with lie l oni ond rein' Wolle lronl; ond sind reni pori- 51o Enoreol inriningz in conneerion ed hopper rliselnrrgostili-Lining inernberel to provide :i reed. openi reor oil` ille lionel'n i a bovine; Jbe lor? :inwirrdljv,y rnd f Wolle o le milioni; r

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l l o extending across each of said openings and supported from the front and rear walls and said bottom, said lower portions of the front and rear walls adjustable, and means for securing said lower portions in adjusted positions to regulate the discharge of the feed from the hopper into the bottom.

5. A poultry feeder comprising a housing including front, rear and side walls and a bottom having upwardly and inwardly extending means to provide a ledge coacting With a front or rear wall to provide a feed opening, said front and rear walls oit less height than the side walls and each formed withl an inwardly extending intermediate portion and an inwardly inclined bodily shiftable lower portion, said lower portion forming in connection with the side walls an adjustable feed hopper discharging into said bottom, restraining members extending through said intermediate portion and said means and across said opening, and means coacting with the side walls for maintaining said lower portions in shifted position.

6. A poultry feeder constructed in accordance with claim 5, said bottom Jffoianed with outwardly extending inclined port-ions depending from the inner side or' said ledges and having said restraining members mount` ed thereon, and said restraining members removably mounted in position.

7. A poultr 1 feeder comprising a housing including Jfront, rear and side walls and a bottom, said front and rear walls each formed with an inwardly extending angularly disposed intermediate portion ormed with openings, said bottom provided at its front and vrear with an upstanding inverted L- shaped portion having the horizontal part thereof apertured and arranged in spaced alinement with said intermediate portion, the said intermediate portions providing hangers, and restraining members extending through the openings in said intermediate portions and through the apertures in said horizontal portions.

8. A poultry feeder vconstructed in accordance with claim 7 the openings in said intermediate portions arranged outwardly with respect to the apertures in said horizontal part.

9. A poultry feeder comprising an open top housing including front, rear and side Walls and a bottom, said front and rear walls each consisting of an upper portion, an in wardly extending angularly disposed intermediate portion and an inwardly inclined lower portion, said front and rear walls of less height than said side walls, said bottom at the front and rear provided with upstanding parts opposing the lower ends of said lower portions and arranged below and spaced from said intermediate portion, said side walls and said bottom having coacting means for detaehably connecting them together, the upper portions ol the front and rear walls and the said side walls having eoacting means lor detachably connecting them together, said side walls provided with inwardly extending llanges at the top thereol and with the ends of each ol said iianges dcpressed, and the upper portions ol said i'ront and i'ear walls lormed with inwardly extending tlanges seated on said depressed ends, and a rimmed top overlapping the open upper vend ol said body portion.

l0. In a poultry feeder ot that type including an open top body portion or housing. a removable closure for such top, said closure comprising upstanding liront, rear and side walls constructed and arranged to provide a body portion oit tapered cross section, said Vliront and rear wails including oppositely disposed iin-lined portions terminatnig at their upper ends in perpendicular portions` opposing each other, said perpendicular portions providing extensions at the apex of the tapered body portion, one ol' said 'extensions being of greater height than the other to provide a raw edge at the apex of the closure to prevent the roosting of fowls thereon, and holdiast means for securing said flanges togetlier.

il. A. poultry feeder comprising a housing formed of trent, rear and side walls and a bottom, said l'ront and rear walls each formed of one-piece material and including a vertically disposed stationary upper portion and an adjustable lower portion haring its top inset with respect to the bottom o said upper portion, one of said vertically disposed portions coacting with said bottom to provide a iieed opening, said adjustable lower portions extending towards lach other at an inclination and coacting with the side walls to provide a hopper discharging into said bottom.

l2. A poultry feeder comprising a housing formed of front, rear and side walls` and a bottom, said lront and rear walls each being unitary and formed ol a vertically disposed stationary upper portion. an inwardly extending intermediate portion and a shiftable lower portion, one olf said vertically disposed portions reacting with said bottom to provide a :l'eed opening.y the said shiftable lower portions extending towards each other at an inclination and eoacting with the s'de walls to provide a hopper discharginginto said bottom, said lower portions being adjustable lor regulating the discharge from the hopper and il'orined with outwardly directed side iianges, and means coacting with said side walls and side llanges for maintaining said lower portions in adjusted positions.

1.3. A poultry feeder comprising a housing including front, rear and side walls and a bottom, said liront and rear walls each formed olE a single length of material and Utl loo

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netsnoer torined ot a vertically disposed stationary opper portion, an inwardly extending in terniediate portion and a shittahle lower portion, said hottoin .tornied with upwardly and inwardly extending,I ineens at the trent and rear thereol'I to provide a ledge at the liront and rear o'l' the housing', said ledges enacting` with the bottoni oit the upper por tions ot the iront and rear walls to pro- "vide a vtoed opening,- at the liront and rear oil' the housing, and the said lower portions ot' the trent and rear walls inclining towards each other and forming in connection with said side 'al s a feed hopper discharging` into said hottonl at a point spaced 'troni said ledges.

lll. .si poultry iteeder comprising a housing includingifi-ont, rear and side walls and a hottoin` said firent and rear walls each lorined ot a single length oit inaterial and provided with a. vertically disposed upper portion, an inwardly entendini` intermediate portion and a shiittahle lower portion, said bottoni formed with upwardly and inwardly extending ineens at the 'tront and rear thereot to provide a ledge at the iront and rear olf the housing, said ledges coasting with Athe hottoin ot the upper portions and said intermediate portion ot the it'ront and rear walls to provide a lfeed openingl at the front and rear oit' the housing', the said ehittahle lower portions oi the .tront and rear walls inclininpg towards each other and Ttorining in connection with said side walls a 'leed hopper dischargingl into said bottoni at a point spaced troni said ledges, 'the said shii'ztahle lower portions oit the iront and rear walls depending,- helow said ledges and spaced inwardly there'lfroni. v

l5. A poultry feeder comprising a housing; including t'ront, rear and side walls and a. hottoni, said liront and rear walls each formed of a single length ot material and provided with a vertically disposed upper portion and a shittahle lower portion formed with outwardly directed side flanges, said bottoni termed with upwardly and inwardly extendinpr ineans at the iront and rear thereof to provide a ledge at the 'liront and rear oit the housing, said ledges coacting with the hottoni oit the upper portions ol? the front and rear walls to provide a teed opening at the front and rear ot the housing', the said shilftahle lower portions ot the iront and rear walls inclining to wards each other and torn'iinp)` in connection with said side walls a leed hopper discharginici,` into said bottoni at a point spaced troni said ledges, said hinged lower portions heing adjustable tor controlling the discharge troni the hopper, and ineans coactingr with the side walls and side flanges for maintain ing said lower portions in adjusted positions.

lo. A. poultry lieeder comprising a housing),- including iront and rear walls each ioi'ine'd with a vertically disposed stationary upper portion and an adjustable lower portion and one 'torined with an interinsdiate portion provided with. openings, said housing turther including' side walls and ahottoin, one ot said vertically disposed portions coacting' with said bottoni to provide a teed opening, said lower portions extending' towards each other atan inclination and enacting with the side walls to provide a hopper dischargingg,`- into said hottoins, the openings in said intermediate portion pro -viding ineens ifor connecting therewith restraining ineinhers to entend across said i'eed openino'.

.ln testimony whereof, l atliir iny signature hereto.

EURL M. HALL.

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